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2012

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Events

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom celerates her diamond jubilee[?]
May 20 - Annular solar eclipse
June 6 - Second and last solar transit of the planet Venus of this century; the next pair will occur in 2117[?] and 2125[?].
November 6 - Presidential election[?] in the United States
November 13 - Total solar eclipse
December 21 - end of Mayan calendar's Long Count
2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Paralympics[?]

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